Reference for "Robotic, Multi-Articulated Endoscopic Surgical Tools for Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery"

Please see below some of the references I have found to be helpful/influential:

Introduction to NOTES procedures:

Kalloo, A.N., Singh, V.K., Jagannath, S.B., Niiyama, H., Hill, S.L., Vaughn, C.A., Magee, C.A., and Kantsevoy, S.V., 2004. Flexible transgastric peritoneoscopy: a novel approach to diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in the peritoneal cavity. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 60(1), pp. 114-117.

Rattner, D. and Kalloo, A., 2006. ASGE/SAGES Working Group on Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery. Surgical Endoscopy, 20, pp. 329-333.

Bergman, S. and Melvin, W.S., 2008. Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery. Surgical Clinics of North America, 88, pp. 1131-1148.

On the development of devices for NOTES:

Bardaro, S.J. and Swanstrom L., 2006. Development of advanced endoscopes for Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). Minimally Invasive Surgery, 15(6), pp. 378-383.

On actuation methods:

Granosik, G. and Borenstein, J., 2005. Pneumatic actuators for serpentine robot. 8th International Conference on Walking and Climbing Robots, pp. 719-726, London.


Bonus, update on current NOTES status:

Gostout, C.J., 2009. Update on the use of NOTES procedures. Advances in Endoscopy, 5(6), pp. 401-405.


I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and getting some great feedback.